Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in e.l.f. Beauty Inc (Symbol: ELF), where a total of 8,161 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 816,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 52.8% o
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Couchbase Inc (Symbol: BASE), where a total of 1,846 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 184,600 underlying shares. That amounts to about 46% of BAS
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in American Express Co. (Symbol: AXP), where a total of 80,089 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 8.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about
Investors eyeing a purchase of PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL) shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $59.15/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particula
Investors eyeing a purchase of Qorvo Inc (Symbol: QRVO) shares, but cautious about paying the going market price of $115.54/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the
Shareholders of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Symbol: SMG) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 4.1% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2026 covered call at the $85 strike and collect the premium based on the $9.00 bid, which annualizes to an additional 7.5% rat
Shareholders of WisdomTree Inc (Symbol: WT) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the March covered call at the $10 strike and collect the premium based on the 5 cents bid, which annualizes to an additional 22.7% rate of return
Investors in Yum! Brands Inc (Symbol: YUM) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 2025 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 472 days until expiration the newly trading contracts
Investors in Comcast Corp (Symbol: CMCSA) saw new options begin trading this week, for the July 19th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 136 days until expiration the newly trading contracts re
Investors in The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLRE) saw new options begin trading this week, for the August 16th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 164 days until expiration the
Investors in HSBC Holdings plc (Symbol: HSBC) saw new options begin trading this week, for the April 19th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the HSBC options chain for the new April 19th contracts and identified one put and one
Investors in Nomura Holdings Inc Adr American Depositary Shares (Symbol: NMR) saw new options become available this week, for the October 18th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 227 days
Investors in Biohaven Ltd (Symbol: BHVN) saw new options become available today, for the May 17th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 73 days until expiration the newly available contracts repr
Investors in Phillips 66 (Symbol: PSX) saw new options become available this week, for the August 16th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 164 days until expiration the newly available contract
Investors in Philip Morris International Inc (Symbol: PM) saw new options become available this week, for the September 20th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 199 days until expiration the ne
Investors in LyondellBasell Industries NV (Symbol: LYB) saw new options become available this week, for the March 15th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the LYB options chain for the new March 15th contracts and identified one
Investors in PDD Holdings Inc (Symbol: PDD) saw new options become available this week, for the January 2025 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 318 days until expiration the newly available co
Investors in Constellation Brands Inc (Symbol: STZ) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 2025 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 472 days until expiration the newly trading c
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (Symbol: PTEN), where a total of 34,919 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Micron Technology Inc. (Symbol: MU), where a total of 116,617 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 11.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to ab